Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-27
WICHITA AND SEDALIA.
Globe Democrat.

Globe Democrat.
In this age of hustle, boom and extraor
binary commercial and industrial activity,
the city with the greatest number of live,
active, pushing and public spirited citizens
FORCES to the front, and throws dust in the
eyes of those who, Micawber like. are con-
tent to remain in the old ruts, with their
pocket books tightly clutched, waiting
for something to turn up.
Wichita was an easy going frontier town
with not half the natural advantages of
Sedalia a few years ago. Look at the
Wichita of today A magnificent inland
city of 81, 900 inhabitants, with magnificent
buildings upon every hand. Stately
churches, grand educational institutions,
elegant opera houses, great manufacturing
establishments. lofty elevators, good mark
cts, miles of macadamized streets, gas,
water, electric lights and all other accesso
ries of an advanced civilization. In addi-
ton to these, she has powerful pless,
we'll supported, and the pride of her citi-
zens. This magic growth is easily ac-
counted for. The live men of that city
never neglected an opportunity to advertise
their home. The soil, the climate. and
natural and artificial advantages pos
sessed by Wichita and adjacent territory
were advertised at home and abroad. The
newspapers were filled with their praise,
and hundreds and hundreds of columns
were written by order Of the board of
trade, maps and charts were printed and
scattered broadcast for the benefit and in
struction of those DESTROYS of leaving their
eastern and southern homes with the hope
of improving their fortunes in the bound
less west. By holding out tempting in
ducements to manufacturers to locate,
capitalists to invest their money, and
artisans and laborers to settle among
them, they won what others lost. They
grasped at everything, at every PROPOSE
ton, for the construction of railroads. the
| location of colleges, and in fact. let moth
| ing escape that would add to the material
wealth of their city, Aand keep the ball OF
progress rolling.
| The hustlers always win and the laggards
are generally found at the rear Of the pro
cessiOn. 1t takes vim, push, spirit, money,
broad gagged ideas and printers ink (and
lots of it, to build city, and If these es
sentials are lacking, the growth OF city
no matter what its natural advantages are
will necessarily be snail like, and a dry ro1
will settle upon it. Sedalia has her quotf
of live citizens who are ever ready to con
tribute their time, talants and money tC
advance her interests and push along tht
work of progress But few men canno
do all the work, contribute all the money
shoulder all the burdens, make all the
sacrifices and assume all responsibility
when praiseworthy movements miscarry
1t is necessary for every man to place hi:
shoulders to the wheel, and push hard
Every little helps, and there is scarcely ;
man who makes Sedaiia his home who
cannot aid in the work of booming hi.
own interests and his neighbours. Bicker
ings and jealousies and hatreds, and bust
ness and professional rivalries should bt
smothered Political, religious. and 'labo
and capital" prejudices should be obliterat
ed Live men, who are united in com
mon cause, make live city, and no other
ever succeed.